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Facebook and Instagram claim Donald Trump’s video tributes for George Floyd violated copyright laws, and therefore took them down. The move follows a similar decision by Twitter.
The removed items included videos narrated by Trump that talked about Floyd's death while a montage of photographs and videos appear. The…

As the struggle over President Donald Trump’s use of social media continues, a half-dozen Facebook executives have taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the company’s permissive stance on Trump’s messages.
Some employees, working from home, decided to stage a virtual walkout by not logging in to work Monday.
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Twitter shares are taking a hit Thursday as President Donald Trump declares war on social media, with the Jack Dorsey-led company in the cross-hairs for slapping cautionary notes on two POTUS tweets this week.
The stock was down 2.6% in afternoon trade in a mixed market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about…

With social distancing requirements apt to give a boost to virtual reality, especially in public places like theme parks, Lucasfilm and Oculus VR specialists are joining forces for a new Star Wars attraction.
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge is an original story that will include multiple styles of gameplay and…

UPDATE: President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order social media on Thursday, with a draft of the measure calling for a review of a key law that gives immunity to Twitter, Facebook and other sites from lawsuits over third party, user-generated.
The order follows the president’s threats to “strongly…

Institutional Shareholder Services, an influential de facto corporate watchdog, is advising stockholders to vote no on executive compensation for Netflix, Comcast and Google parent Alphabet at annual meetings this week and next, while slamming the pay criteria at Facebook.
ISS is one of a handful of firms that…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that most Facebook employees can work from home wherever they want. But they should not expect to get Silicon Valley salary levels if they relocate to less-expensive areas.
Speaking at an internal employee town hall meeting livestreamed on Facebook, Zuckerberg said the…

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions 50% of the tech giant’s employees working from home in the next five to 10 years, in a shift dramatically accelerated by COVID-19.
“We’re going to be the most forward-leaning company on remote work at our scale,” Zuckerberg told employees in his weekly staff Q&A…

UPDATED with closing stock price.Facebook stock rose 5.5% on Wednesday after the company announced a new feature called Shops, a virtual mall designed to help businesses suffering during COVID-19.
Shares closed the trading day at $228.90 after establishing a new all-time high of $230.75 earlier in the session.
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CAA is launching "Screening Room With The Stars," a weekly series that will feature a livestream of a Hollywood movie hosted by talent from the film exclusively on Facebook. The initiative, to benefit organizations helping communities impacted by the coronavirus crisis, kicks off Thursday with Rocky and will be hosted…

Facebook is betting on the potency of GIFs by acquiring Giphy, whose technology will be integrated into Instagram, which Facebook acquired in 2012.
The price was reported by multiple media outlets to be $400 million, but the companies did not confirm the valuation. The transaction fits with Facebook’s drive to…